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As the world celebrates International Day of the Girl on 11 October, CARE calls for girls’ voices to be amplified, and for them to shape prevention and response interventions in the fight against COVID-19.

We’re thrilled to introduce you to five amazing girls we’ve had the honour of meeting through our work to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice:

Driven and determined in the face of dangers like COVID-19, girls embody strength, resilience and hope. With the world in crisis, we must support and empower girls everywhere to reach their potential.

CARE’s report demonstrates how women and girls worldwide – particularly those affected by systemic inequalities – are bearing the brunt of the pandemic’s socioeconomic impacts.

CARE Canada welcomes Prime Minister Trudeau’s announcement that Canada will join the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX) and the COVID-19 Advance Market Commitment.

As COVID-19 pushes hunger, gender-based violence and economic exclusion to new highs in Canada and around the world, bold new measures are needed to tackle the systemic weaknesses the pandemic has exposed, and to prepare for future shocks – whether from health crises, economic decline or the climate crisis.

Kouamé Clarisse, pearl craftswoman in Côte d'Ivoire

The COVID-19 pandemic has eliminated 277 billion hours of paid work as of June 30, the equivalent of 400 million full-time jobs. Unlike previous economic crises, those job losses are hitting women the hardest.

COVID-19 has forced us all to change in ways we never imagined. For CARE, it has transformed the way we work in every country and every project. Those changes can show us how to build a better world, and how to build a better CARE.

Runesu Primary School in Zimbabwe, where CARE has been supporting a pilot project to enhance the nutrition and access to education of its students.

School means so much more than books to read, dates to memorize and theories of which to make sense. School is where we form relationships, create community, and embark on the journey towards our future selves.